Method of and means for dyeing easter eggs



Nov. 2 1, 1933. B. D. AUGENBLICK ,9

METHOD OF AND MEANS FOR DYEING EASTER EGGS Filed Aug. 15, 1930ii\\\\\\i\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ INVEN TOR.

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Patented Nov. 21, 1933 METHOD OF AND MEANS FOR DYEING EASTER EGGSBenjamin 1). Augenblick, Springfield Gardens,

N. Y., assignor to Fred Fear & Company,' Brooklyn, N. Y., a corporationof New York Application August 13, 1930. Serial No. 474,904

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a method of forming Easter egg dye and meansfor applying it which is simple in process and structure, economical ofmanufacture, and facile and eflicient in applica- 6 tion.

An object of the invention is to provide a new and improved method ofdyeing Easter eggs.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple and inexpensivedevices for use in connec- 10 tion with dyeing Easter eggs.

A further object of the invention is to provide a method of dyei gEaster eggs whereby a varicolored effect me. be secured.

A further object is to provide means for obtaining a varicolored effectin a positive, facile and efficient manner.

Further objects of the invention will appear more fully hereinafter.

The invention consists substantially in the process of producing the dyeand the process of application thereof, as well as the instrumentalitiesemployed in connection therewith.

Referring to the drawing-- I Figure 1 illustrates one simple andinexpensive instrumentality employed in accordance with my invention forobtaining a varicolored effect;

Fig. 2 shows a modified form of carrier for the dye embodying myinvention;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view thereof taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2lookingin the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a slightly modi-" fied structure;

Fig. v4-is a sectional view showing a still further modified structure;and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view in plan showing one method of carrying thedye of my invention.

The same part is designated by the same reference character wherever itoccurs throughout the several views.

It is among the special purposes of my invention to provide a dye forEaster eggs which may be conveniently prepared and preserved on asuitable carrier which facilitates the use thereof in actually applyingthe dye to the surface of an egg shell. It is among the special objectsof my invention to provide a dye and a method of application thereofwith instrumentalities used in connection therewith which will permit avaricolored effect to'be imparted to the egg shell, making it possibleto obtain an extremely beautiful varicolored effect resembling mosaic,colored marble, etc.

In accordance with my invention I employ a suitable coloring such assoluble oil colors which wax, etc.

I mix with a suitable body which, under normal operatively drytemperature conditions, is sub-- stantially non-soluble. The dye in thisform is mounted upon any suitable carrier and is preserved until it isdesired to use the same. The dye is then subjected to heat or moisture,or both, as desired, and the body and soluble oil color form into aliquid film which (when used in connection with the liquid) floats onthe surface of the liquid.

An egg with its shell surface suitably dried when dipped into the liquidwith the film on the surface thereof causes the soluble oil colored filmto adhere thereto whereby the color of the film is transferred to theegg shell and the desired varicolored effect obtained.

With particular reference to the creation of the dye on the compoundedoil soluble colors with 2 suitable body, such as gums, waxes, acids,etc., as a specific illustration the body may be composed of stearicacid, one or more gums, such as rosin (which is a synthetic gum) orkarya gum, and one or more waxes, such as beeswax, parafiin, match Thebody is compounded with the soluble oil colors. While I do not desire tobe limited or restricted in this respect I prder, for reasons which willbe hereinafter set forth, to form separate bodieswith a separate solubleoil color, such for example as red, blue, green, orange, yellow, etc. Ifdesired (although this 'step is not essential) a drying material, suchasshellac or dextrin, may be added to the compound. The compound thusformed is then placed upon a suitable carrier and allowed to dry. Whenit is desired to use the dye thus formed the carrier is preferablyimmersed for a short period of time into a liquid, such for example aswater, which liquid is preferably, though not necessarily, heated. Thebody thus immersed melts or dissolves and forms a film on the surface ofthe liquid.

An egg, preferably a boiled egg, with its surface cleaned and dry, andpreferably at room temperature, is immersed in the liquid and the filmfloating on the surface thereof will then adhere to the surface of theegg shell. When 100 allowed to dry it will be found that the dye hasbeen perfectly imparted to the surface of the egg shell. So closely doesthe film adhere to the surface that it may be rubbed briskly to haveimparted thereto a decided luster without re- 105 moving the dye thathas been applied thereto.

Referring to the drawing as illustrating various types of carriers forthe dyeing material, viz: the compound formed of the body'and solubleoil color, I have shown in Fig. 4 a compound 0 paper.

(illustrated in its dry condition) as applied (for example by dipping)to a single stick, such for example as a match stick which may be ofwood, cardboard, or other suitable material designated by the referencecharacter 1, the compound being applied to the tip thereof as at 2.Instead of using a small stick, as illustrated in Fig. 4, a fiat pieceof material, such as cardboard, paper, wood or the like, may be used asillustrated at 3, Fig. 2, and the dye material may be imparted to theend thereof either on one side, as illustrated in Fig. 3 by applicationwith a brush, dropper or the like,

'or on both sides, as illustrated in Fig. 3, by a dipping process whichmay extend to only the tip end of the carrier 3 or to any portion of thelength thereof.

In Fig. 5, I have shown an arrangement whereby the coloring material isapplied to a sheet of In this arrangement the sheet of paper is providedwith insulating barriers 5 extending throughout the length thereof,which "insulating barriers may be formed by a line of shellac. Thecoloring material is then placed in the spaces 6 between the insulatingbarriers, preferably with a different color in each insulating barrier.

I will now describe how a varicolored effect is obtained. In oneinstance the carrier illustrated in Figs. 2, 3, 3, and 4 may have theirtips formed with a combination of soluble oil colors whereby the use ofany one tip will eifect a varicolored film on the surface of the liquid.Or, if desired, a number of individual carriers 1 or 3 may be providedeach with a different color and the carriers dipped one at a time in thesame liquid to thereby eifect the varicolored efiect. The degree ofvaricoloring of course will be dependent on this instance upon thenumber of different colored sticks that are dipped into the liquid.

In the arrangement shown in Fig. 5 the strip of paper may be torn off,for example along the dotted line 7, so that the transverse section ofpaper contains thereon a small part of each of the different colorsdesired and this paper dipped into the liquid as hereinbefore describedto obtain the varicolored effect.

A still further arrangement is that shown in Fig. 1 wherein a forkedcarrier 7 provided with a plurality of prongs 8 has the body and solubleoil color compound formedat the end of the prong, for example, bydipping as in the case of Figs. 2 and 4. The carrier 7 is then dipped inthe liquid so that all of the prongs are immersed therein at one time.It will be readily understood that dependent upon the number of prongsand the colors provided for each thereof any desired varicolored effectmay be obtained. In

all instances the film on the surface of the of the surface of theliquid by the insertion and dropped into the water or other liquid so asto form the film on the surface thereof.

I do not claim in this application the method or apparatus for dippingthe carriers of the forms herein illustrated as that will form thesubject matter of a separate application.

Many modifications and changes in details will readily occur to thoseskilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of myinvention as defined in the claims, but having now set forth the objectsand nature of my invention and having shown and described the structuresembodying the principles thereof what I claim as new, useful and of myown invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Means for imparting varicolored effects to egg shells comprising acarrier to be inserted in water having a plurality of separatesubstantially dry dyes, each consisting of a mixture of oil solublecolor with a wax and a higher fatty acid and rendered into a floatingfluid on immersion in water in which the eggs are dipped.

2. Means for imparting varicolored effects to egg shells comprising acarrier having a body, a plurality of spaced rigid projections carriedby said body each projection carrying a mixture of oil soluble colorwith a wax in a higher fatty acid in a substantially dry state and saidmixtures being rendered into a floating fluid on immersion of saidprojections in water in which the eggs are dipped.

3. Means for imparting varicolored effects to egg shells comprising acarrier comprising a sheet of fibrous material tearable alongsubstantially parallel transverse lines and a plurality of spaced apartlongitudinal barriers formed on said sheet over the length thereof, anda plurality of differently colored dyes in substantially dry state andeach consisting of a mixture of oil soluble color with a wax of a higherfatty acid BENJAMIN D. AUGENBLICK.

